Frame for an opening in a relocatable building

ABSTRACT

A frame for an opening in a relocatable building comprising jamb members connected at their upper ends to the ends of a header member and at their lower ends by a member such as a sill or threshold, each jamb and header member having a body with a face and a flange extending in opposite directions from the longitudinal edges of the body.

United States Patent Winyard et al. 1 Mar. 14, 1972 [54] FRAME FOR ANOPENING IN A [56] Reierenees Cited.

RELOCATABLE BUILDING UNITED STATES PATENTS 2] Inventors: 9 y y FrancisJ- Fgwflsch; 3,027,686 4/1962 Oates .52/213 Vmcent m all of Warren, Ohm3,403,490 10/1968 Luedtke ..s2/213 A W Id M uf t [73] Asslgnee gf x e mg& an ac unng Primary ExaminerPatrick D. Lawson Attorney-Watts, Hoffmann,Fisher & Heinke [22] Filed: July 17, 1970 211 Appl. No.: 55,860 [57]ABSTRACT A frame for an opening in a relocatable building comprisingjamb members connected at their upper ends to the ends of a lll headermember and at their lower ends y a member Such as a [58] Fieid 3 211threshold eachjamb and header member having a body with a face and aflange extending in opposite directions from the longitudinal edges ofthe body.

8 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures FRAME FOR AN OPENING IN A RELOCATAIILEBUILDING BACKGROUND The prior art known to me and most nearly pertinentto the present invention are US. Pat. Nos. 2,741,344, 2,687,l94 and3,429,076.

The frames of the foregoing patents are for permanent installation indoorways and provide metal surfaces which enclose the wall surfacedefining a door opening and also side surfaces adjacent to that surface.Those frames are not readily relocatable and no provision is made forthe use of trim or Weatherstripping with such frames.

In the case of frames for openings other than doors, i.e., windowopenings, it would be desirable to provide a permanent frame which couldbe moved from one opening to another and which could be used with trimand Weatherstripping. So far as I am aware, no frame has been proposedwhich would satisfy that desire.

SUMMARY The present invention provides a permanently constructed framefor an opening in a building wall, which frame may be moved with thewall or removed from the wall and reinstalled in it after it isrelocated and which comprises a header, jams and a sill threshold orother member connected together and connectible to the building wall andadapted to be used with trim strips and, optionally includingWeatherstripping.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In the drawings accompanying and forming apart of this specification:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of frame construction embodyingthe present invention in position in an opening in a fragmentarily shownwall;

FIG. 2 is a cross sectional view, taken on line 2-2 of FIG. 1, andshowing parts of the wall in phantom;

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, perspective view showing the details of onecomer construction which may be used in frames embodying the presentinvention;

FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 3 but showing an alternative comerconstruction;

FIG. 5 is a cross sectional view showing a modified form of frame andtrim; and

FIG. 6 is a fragmentary, perspective view showing a modified form offrame and Weatherstripping.

In FIG. 1, the frame positioned in an opening in wall 1 consists ofjambs3, a header 5 and a sill 7. As is better shown in FIG. 2, each ofmembers 3, 5 and 7 has a body 9, a face 11, and a flange 13. The faceand flange of each body project in opposite directions from and atsubstantially right angles to, the body. The faces and flanges aredisposed along the edges of the bodies.

FIG. 2 shows the manner of assembling the frame members in an opening ina building. Each member, for example, jamb 3 is positioned with its bodyadjacent to the studding l5 and with the flange 11 extending along theedge of the studding to which the jamb may be secured as by nails 17 orother suitable securing means. When the members are assembled as justdescribed, the flange 13 of each member will extend away from thestudding and in close relation to a trim member 19 which may be securedto the studding l5 and may overlap an inside finish sheet 21.

The frame members of this invention may be connected to one another byvarious comer constructions, preferably one of those illustrated inFIGS. 3 and 4.

In FIG. 3, the ends of the faces 11 and flanges 13 of jamb 3 and header5 are sheared on an angle of 45 so that the sheared edges of bothmembers may engage in end to end position as shown. The bodies 9 ofheader 5 and jamb 3 are cut transversely so that the body of the headerwill project beyond the end of body 9 of jamb 3. The ends of the twomembers are connected in assembled position by weld metal 23 and 25.

In FIG. 4 the ends of faces 11 and flanges 13 are cut on 45 angles andthe ends of bodies 9 are formed with interengaging openings and tangs.Preferably one end of each of the bodies has an opening 27 and the otherend has a tang 29 which is to extend through the adjacent opening and,when bent, is to serve to hold the bodies in assembled positions.

The faces 11 of the two members are secured in edge to edge position bya plate 31 which is welded to each of those faces by weld metal 33.

If desired, the bodies of FIG. 3 may be provided with the openings andtangs of FIG. 4 with omission of weld metal 25 and the faces may beconnected by the plates 31 of FIG. 4 with the omission of weld metal 23.

Also, if desired, the ends of bodies 9 may be cut on a 45 angle withresultant omission of the parts of bodies 9 embodying openings 27 andtangs 29.

As is well shown in FIGS. 24, each frame member may be provided with arecess for Weatherstripping. FIG. 2 shows such a recess at 35 in flange13 and FIGS. 3 and 4 show openings 37 in the ends of bodies 9 throughwhich insulation 39 may be inserted endwise into the recesses 35.

In the event that the frame of FIG. 1 is to be provided with a thresholdinstead of the illustrated sill, the lower ends of the jambs will beprovided with square instead of mitered ends to accommodate aconventional threshold.

FIG. 5 shows a modified form of trim. In this figure the frame part 3'is substantially like frame parts 3, 5 and 7 of FIG. 1 but differstherefrom primarily in that the flange 13' has its outer edge 43reversely bent so as to form a recess 45 opening away from the body 9'in which one edge of trim 47 may be positioned. This trim extendsalongside studding l5 and interior trim 49 and may be secured tostudding 15 or trim 49 as by nails similar to the nail 17 of FIG. 2. Thetrim 47 is, preferably, a thin member which may be composed of variousmaterials, for example, metal or plastic such as vinyl plastic.

FIG. 6 shows a modified form of frame and Weatherstripping. TheWeatherstripping 51 is generally triangular in cross section and isprovided on one apex with arrowhead shaped projections 53 which aresized to pass through holes 55 at the junction of body 9 and flange 13of the several frame members. When the projections 53 are forced throughthe holes 55 the Weatherstripping 51 will be retained in position in theframe members. If desired, the projections 53 may be omitted and a layerof adhesive (not shown) may be applied to the stripping 51 to attach itto the adjacent surfaces 67 and 69 of the frame. The stripping 51 may becomposed of various materials, for example, vinyl or polypropyleneplastic.

Having thus described this invention in such full, clear, concise andexact terms as to enable any person skilled in the art to which itpertains to make and use the same, and having set forth the best modecontemplated of carrying out this invention, we state that the subjectmatter which we regard as being our invention is particularly pointedout and distinctly claimed in what is claimed, it being understood thatequivalents or modifications of, or substitutions for, parts of theabove specifically described embodiment of the invention may be madewithout departing from the scope of the invention as set forth in whatis claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A frame for an opening of a relocatable building comprising a headerand jambs, the ends of the header being connected to adjacent ends ofthe jambs, and means connecting together the ends of the jambs remotefrom the header, each of said header and jambs having a body, a face anda flange, said face and flange projecting in opposite directions fromopposite longitudinal edges of said body and at substantially rightangles to said body, the opposed end edges of said face and flangeextending at substantially 45 to the outer longitudinal edges of saidbodies and engaging one another in end edge to end edge engagement, andthe ends of the bodies of the header and jamb being in end to sidesurface engagement.

2. The combination of elements set forth in claim I in which the ends ofthe bodies of the jambs and. the header have interengaging projectionsand holes for connecting the said ends together.

3. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1 in which the ends ofthe jambs and headers are connected together by plates welded to theends of the engaging faces of the header and jambs.

4. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1 in which the flangeshave recesses extending longitudinally thereof and at least one recesshas a Weatherstrip-receiving opening at its end.

5. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1 in which theadjacent surfaces of the bodies and flanges of the frame

1. A frame for an opening of a relocatable building comprising a headerand jambs, the ends Of the header being connected to adjacent ends ofthe jambs, and means connecting together the ends of the jambs remotefrom the header, each of said header and jambs having a body, a face anda flange, said face and flange projecting in opposite directions fromopposite longitudinal edges of said body and at substantially rightangles to said body, the opposed end edges of said face and flangeextending at substantially 45* to the outer longitudinal edges of saidbodies and engaging one another in end edge to end edge engagement, andthe ends of the bodies of the header and jamb being in end to sidesurface engagement.
 2. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1in which the ends of the bodies of the jambs and the header haveinter-engaging projections and holes for connecting the said endstogether.
 3. The combination of elements set forth in claim 1 in whichthe ends of the jambs and headers are connected together by plateswelded to the ends of the engaging faces of the header and jambs.
 4. Thecombination of elements set forth in claim 1 in which the flanges haverecesses extending longitudinally thereof and at least one recess has aweatherstrip-receiving opening at its end.
 5. The combination ofelements set forth in claim 1 in which the adjacent surfaces of thebodies and flanges of the frame header and jambs form included anglesand apertures are provided in the angles for retaining weatherstripping.6. The combination of elements set forth in claim 5 in which the recessin a flange opens away from the body of the frame member.
 7. Thecombination of elements set forth in claim 6 in which a thin trim memberhas a flange positioned in the said recess.
 8. The combination ofelements set forth in claim 5 in which weatherstripping is positioned inat least one of said included angles.